Annual Report of the Sarasota County Clerk and Comptroller

CIVIL LAW CASES are governed by the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, Family Law Rules of Procedure, Probate Rules and Small Claim Rules. The Circuit Court is responsible for family, probate, and other matters exceeding $15,000. Circuit Civil includes 2,813 circuit cases, 3,822 family cases and 234 juvenile dependency cases. Probate includes probate, guardianship and mental health cases. 1,135 CRIMINAL LAW 13,191 2,000 0 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 5,459 4,156 5,440 1,429 2,151 8,851 4,340 CIRCUIT COURT COUNTY CRIMINAL 1,135 AW 2,000 0 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 5,459 4,156 1,429 2,151 1,135 AW 2,000 0 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 5,459 4,156 1,429 2,151 1,135 AW 2,000 0 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 5,459 4,156 1,429 2,151 9,574 COUNTY CRIMINAL 4,991 CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL LAW CRIMINAL LAW CASES are governed by the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure. The Florida Constitution provides that Circuit and County Courts may hold criminal trials within the jurisdiction of the Court as designed by the Circuit’s Chief Judge. Circuit Criminal includes 555 Juvenile Delinquency cases. 1,135 CRIMINAL LAW 13,191 2,000 0 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 5,459 4,156 5,440 1,429 2,151 8,851 4,340 CIRCUIT COURT COUNTY CRIMINAL 1,135 CRIMINAL LAW 13,191 2,000 0 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 5,459 4,156 5,440 1,429 2,151 8,851 4,340 CIRCUIT COURT COUNTY CRIMINAL 1,135 CRIMINAL LAW 13,191 2,000 0 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 5,459 4,156 5,4 0 1,429 2,151 8,851 4,340 CIRCUIT COURT COUNTY CRIMINAL CIRCUIT CIVIL COUNTY CIVIL PROBATE COURT For more FAQs, please visit our website at SarasotaClerk.com 14,565 CIVIL LAW 19,770 T he Clerk of the Circuit and County Court is an independent elected official responsible for many court related activities. The Florida court system consists of the Florida Supreme Court, five District Courts of Appeal, 20 Circuit Courts, and 67 County Courts. Sarasota is one of three counties in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, which also includes Manatee and DeSoto counties. Serving as Clerk to both the circuit and county courts, trial court records are maintained in an electronic manner and data sharing of important judicial decisions are reported in accordance with law to many different agencies, including the Internal Revenue Service, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Department of Children and Families, and Bureau of Vital Statistics, to name a few. It has been said that the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit and County Courts touches the lives in its community from cradle to grave; Cases range from adoptions to estate matters, family law, domestic violence, mental illness, small and large claims, evictions, mortgage foreclosures, and more, which affect every community. Services provided by this office are available to all in need of assistance. CIRCUIT AND COUNTY COURT ACTIVITY FY2018 CIVIL CITATIONS FINES & FORFEITURES $9,935,293 Total fines, forfeitures, court costs and service charges 48,174 Traffic infractions 2,040 Parking tickets 1,537 Civil infractions 51,751 11 Circuit Judges 5 County Judges 6 Magistrates/Hearing Officers CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT AND COUNTY COURTS CASES FILED CASES FILED THE COURT 1,135 IMINAL LAW ,191 2,000 0 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 5,459 4,156 5,440 1,429 2,151 BOARD SERVICES CLERK OF COURTS